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Information about the recent data breach
The Department of Communities and Justice takes data security extremely seriously and acted with urgency to identify and implement mitigation strategies to contain the breach. We are now assessing the documents involved and will contact affected individuals as quickly as possible.
The matter has been reported to Cyber Security NSW and the NSW Police Cybercrime Squad and is subject to an active police investigation.
Collaborative contacts
Information sharing across Collaboratives is encouraged in order share learnings, insight and best practice approaches when responding to abuse, neglect and exploitation of older people and adults with disability. Use this list to contact Collaborative chairs.
Blue Mountains Prevention of Elder Abuse Collaborative
LGA: Blue Mountains
Collaborative Chair/Convenors: Prue Hardgrove
Email: PHardgrove@bmcc.nsw.gov.au
LGA(s): Blue Mountains
Canterbury Bankstown Collaborative for the Prevention of Abuse of People with Disability
LGA: Canterbury Bankstown
Collaborative Chair/Convenors: Dominique Gaitt and Sandra Loyola-Sandoval
Email: dominique.gaitt@cbcity.nsw.gov.au or sandra.loyola-sandoval@cbcity.nsw.gov.au
LGA(s): Canterbury Bankstown
Central West Region Collaborative for the Prevention of Abuse to Older People
LGA: Orange/Bathurst
Collaborative Chair/Convenors: Kim McLean, Amanda Rodwell and Sue Robertson
Email: KMcLean@orange.nsw.gov.au ARodwell@orange.nsw.gov.au and Susan.Herbertson@upa.org.au
LGA(s): Bathurst; Blayney; Cabonne; Cowra; Forbes; Lachlan; Lithgow; Oberon; Orange; Parkes; Weddin
City of Sydney & Eastern Sydney Abuse of Older People Collaborative
LGA: Eastern Suburbs
Collaborative Chair/Convenors: Joseph Ferrer
Email: ssdo@innersydneyvoice.org.au
LGA(s): City of Sydney, Waverley, Woollahra, Randwick, Bayside
Coffs Harbour and Coffs Coast Elder Abuse Preventuuib Collaborative
LGA: Coffs Harbour
Collaborative Chair/Convenors: Bronwyn Chalmers and Lorraine Penn
Email: coffsharbour@ownnsw.org.au
LGA(s): Coffs Harbour
Hastings-Macleay Abuse of Older People Collaborative (HAOPC)
LGA: Port Macquarie - Hastings
Collaborative Chair/Convenors:Meggie Molony and Jillian McDonnell
Email: meggiemolony@bluesky.org.au and pmcd4@optusnet.com.au
LGA(s): Port-Macquarie-Hastings
Hunter Central Coast Elder Abuse Collaborative (3 LGA’s)
LGA: Central Coast, Hunter, Newcastle
Collaborative Chair/Convenors: Tanya Chapman and Peta McGrath
Email: tchapman@bakerlove.com.au and pmcgrath@lakemac.nsw.gov.au
LGA(s): Central Coast, Newcastle, Lake Macquarie
Illawarra Prevention of Older Person Abuse (POPA) and Shoalhaven Older Abuse Prevention Network (SOAP)
LGA: Illawarra and Shoalhaven
Collaborative Chair/Convenors: Katelin McInerney and Belinda Crook
Email: kmcinerney@cigroup.org.au and belinda.crook@shellharbour.nsw.gov.au
LGA(s): Wollongong, Shellharbour, Kiama, Shoalhaven, Wingcarribee
Inner West Region Abuse of Older People Collaborative
LGA: Inner West & Canterbury
Collaborative Chair/Convenors: Nicole Parker Pryor
Email: Nicole.Parker@health.nsw.gov.au
LGA(s): Inner West, Canada Bay, Burwood, Strathfield, some of Canterbury Bankstown
Northern Rivers Communities of Practice Ageing
LGA: Northern Rivers
Collaborative Chair/Convenors: Ian O’Reilly and Meredith Elton
Email: sectordevelopment@socialfutures.org.au
LGA(s): Tweed, Byron, Kyogle, Richmond Valley, Ballina, Lismore, Clarence Valley
South West Sydney Elder Abuse Awareness Collaborative
LGA: South West Sydney
Collaborative Chair/Convenors: Briony Chasle and Eunice Sansour
Email: Briony.chasle@health.nsw.gov.au and ssdo@tmn.net.au
LGA(s): Canterbury-Bankstown, Camden, Campbelltown, Fairfield, Liverpool, Wingecarribee, Wollondilly
St George Prevention of Abuse of Older Person Collaborative
LGA: St George
Collaborative Chair/Convenors: Anne Weir, Ibtisam Hammoud and Mayna Hung
Email: anne.weir@health.nsw.gov.au, Ibtisam.hammoud@3bridges.org.au and maynah@advancediversity.org.au
LGA(s): Georges River, Bayside
Sutherland: Collaborative Against Abuse of Older People in Sutherland Shire
LGA: Sutherland Shire
Collaborative Chair/Convenors: Julie Dale
Email: julied@ecs.org.au
LGA(s): Sutherland Shire
Wagga Wagga Elder Abuse Collaborative Team (WWEACT)
LGA: Wagga Wagga
Collaborative Chair/Convenors: Samantha
Email: srs@racr.org.au
LGA(s): Wagga Wagga; surrounding areas supported
Last updated:
21 Feb 2025
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